Plancha de Piedra
Plancha de Piedra is a locality in Petén Department, Guatemala. Plancha de Piedra is situated nearby to the locality Laín, as well as near the neighborhood Barrio El Centro.Places of Interest
Highlights include Xunantunich.
Xunantunich
Photo: Thomas Shahan, CC BY 2.0.
Xunantunich is an archaeological site outside the town of San Jose Succotz, in the Cayo District of Belize.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melchor de Mencos and Benque Viejo del Carmen.
Melchor de Mencos
Photo: Rudy Canales, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melchor de Mencos is in Guatemala on the border with Belize and is usually a place that most travelers merely pass through, but it does have some stelae and zoomorphs in a square not far away.
Benque Viejo del Carmen
Town
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Benque Viejo del Carmen is the westernmost town in Belize, 130 km by road west and south of Belize City, at the Guatemalan border. San Ignacio lies 13 km to the east and Melchor de Mencos just across the border. Benque Viejo del Carmen is situated 3½ km southeast of Plancha de Piedra.
Calla Creek
Village
Calla Creek is a village in the Cayo District of central interior Belize. It is situated along the Mopan River near the border with Guatemala. The village is in an agricultural region with the most frequent crops being citrus and banana. Calla Creek is situated 6 km northeast of Plancha de Piedra.
Plancha de Piedra
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “La Plancha”
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
17.08333° or 17° 5′ northLongitude
-89.16667° or 89° 10′ westElevation
210 metres (689 feet)Open location code
769G3RMM+88GeoNames ID
3591263
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